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Player:
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Merkentrup, Ralf
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1991-2019
Number of games
:
57
Number of wins
:
9
Number of draws
:
17
Number of losses
:
31
White score
:
9/24 (37.5% - Average Elo: 1759.22)
Black score
:
8½/33 (25.76% - Average Elo: 1716.52)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Merkentrup, Ralf (1737) - Kuessner, Thilo (1862), Muensterland Verbandsklasse-A 0809, Germany (A36) - 2009
Merkentrup, Ralf (1716) - Hungeling, Roland (1704), Muensterland Verbandsklasse-A 0607, Germany (A30) - 2007
Merkentrup, Ralf (1716) - Henniger, Laszlo (1648), Muenster Bezirksliga 0607, Germany (D60) - 2006
Wilk, Alexander (1730) - Merkentrup, Ralf (1681), Muenster Bezirksliga 0506, Muenster (E15) - 2006
Moldenhauer, Oliver (1573) - Merkentrup, Ralf (1681), Muenster Bezirksliga 0506, Muenster (B12) - 2005
Braegelmann, Tobias (1526) - Merkentrup, Ralf (1593), Muensterland Verbandsklasse 1516, Germany (A85) - 2016
Merkentrup, Ralf - ? (24)
Albustin, Benedikt (0/1)
Braegelmann, Tobias (0/1)
Broemmel, Rudolf (0/1)
Denkler, Juergen (0/1)
Dirks, Frank (½/1)
Gildehaus, Simon (1/1)
Gottkehaskamp, Stefan (0/1)
Henniger, Laszlo (1/1)
Hirnstein, Markus (½/1)
Hungeling, Roland (1/1)
Janssen, Guido (½/1)
Keck, Ingolf (0/1)
Kelecic, Dominik (½/1)
Kuessner, Thilo (1/1)
Pohlmeier, Ulrich (1/1)
Ross, Matthias (½/1)
Sprenger, Franz (0/1)
Stachel, Michael (0/1)
Stuchlik, Siegfried (0/1)
Tenberge, Norbert (0/1)
Welp, Michael (0/1)
Westphal, Olaf (1/1)
Wienen, Josef (½/1)
Wilde, Juergen (0/1)
? - Merkentrup, Ralf (33)
Bergold, Johannes (0/1)
Braegelmann, Tobias (1/1)
Cigelski, Rudolf (0/1)
Diepenbrock, Till (½/1)
Ebert, Bernd (½/1)
Eiersbrock, Robin (0/1)
Frieske, Hilmar (0/1)
Fuellborn, Dietrich (0/1)
Goecke, Karl Ulrich (0/1)
Gottkehaskamp, Stefan (0/1)
Hemmers, Dieter (½/1)
Hoffmann, Fabian (½/1)
Junker, Axel (½/1)
Kemper, Andreas (0/1)
Kloenne, Tim (0/1)
Lerch, Burkhard (0/1)
Moldenhauer, Oliver (1/1)
Musholt, Joachim (½/1)
Noering, Andreas (0/1)
Overesch, Dieter (0/1)
Rottstegge, Martial (½/1)
Schley, Alfred (0/1)
Schoepper, Oliver (0/1)
Schwermann, Rolf (½/1)
Van de Laar, Han (0/1)
Wagner, Nils (0/1)
Waltermann, Jens (½/1)
Wessel, Johannes (½/1)
Wigger, Frank (0/1)
Wilk, Alexander (1/1)
Willermann, Norbert (0/1)
Zoeke, Lars (0/1)
Zorn, Karl (½/1)
Openings played as White (21)
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
1892
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1674
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1726
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1879
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A15 English (1.c4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1402
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O c6)
Average Elo:
1753
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
1773
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1860
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5)
Average Elo:
1769
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
1704
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1733
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D50 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1739
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1862
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3)
Average Elo:
1611
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1772
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D31 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1666
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D61 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1839
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A56 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
1918
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A10 English (1.c4)
Average Elo:
1610
Result:
1/1 = 100%
Openings played as Black (27)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
1689.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
0/2 = 0%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
1702
Result:
½/2 = 25%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
1717
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
1806
Result:
0/2 = 0%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E81 King's Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7)
Average Elo:
1507
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E15 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
1730
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1896
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A04 Reti Opening (1.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1752
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C17 French, Winawer, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5)
Average Elo:
1766
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A26 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6)
Average Elo:
1764
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (1.e4)
Average Elo:
1669
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C58 Two Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2)
Average Elo:
1885
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1746
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo:
1230
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1864
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B55 Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
1578
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6)
Average Elo:
1788
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1462
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
1688
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1651
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1526
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D05 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6)
Average Elo:
1701
Result:
0/1 = 0%